La Porte County, IN

Commuting

In Indiana, most workers commute to a job, either within their home county or beyond. Patterns of commuting are significant in showing the labor supply. The county labor force represents workers who reside in the county no matter where they work.

Commuting Data, 2016

Number

Number of tax filers who live in county and work

68,183

Number of tax filers who work in the county

64,420

Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county

57,481

Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county

6,939

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2016

County

Number

Pct. Five County Total

Porter County

3,202

52.4%

Lake County

949

15.5%

St Joseph County

856

14.0%

Michigan

552

9.0%

Starke County

551

9.0%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2016

County

Number

Pct. Five County Total

Porter County

3,654

40.1%

St Joseph County

2,231

24.5%

Lake County

1,737

19.0%

Michigan

777

8.5%

Illinois

722

7.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Travel To Work in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Workers Age 16 and Over

46,403

100.0%

Travel To Work

44,687

96.3%

Car, Truck, or Van

42,795

92.2%

Traveled Alone

38,746

83.5%

Carpooled

4,049

8.7%

Used Public Transportation

386

0.8%

Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other

1,506

3.2%

Worked At Home

1,716

3.7%

Average Travel Time (Minutes)

22.1

Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)

68.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates